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Dead Wood

Dead wood, no good.

Get rid of the dead 

wood that won’t burn 

like wet yew branches.

People are dead wood,

like soul callouses.

They cling to you,

bring only judgement.

Spouting forth sin,

or their own piss;

its all the same

when you don’t drink it.

They call you wrong,

say you are useless, 

no use for burning.

I smack the dead wood

out of my life,

mud on my pale hand.

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Emma Stradling

Mon 10th May 2021 10:18

Hi. Somehow I missed all the comments on this! Thanks.

Ferris Ty Taylor from what I remember it wasn't about homophobia but there were elements of getting rid of dead wood men but women too.

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Ferris Ty Taylor

Sat 3rd Apr 2021 09:55

Also got connotations of homophobia but I've been wrong before

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Ferris Ty Taylor

Sat 3rd Apr 2021 09:54

Is this about bad sex or is my mind in the gutter?

Big Sal

Sat 19th Jan 2019 12:53

If the Horses of Apocalypse could talk, they'd bow out of the discussion for your superior poetic skills!

Well written poem.??

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Emma Stradling

Wed 11th Apr 2018 18:01

Thank you. I was starting to wonder if anyone got it...

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Wood

Wed 11th Apr 2018 01:03

really enjoyed your words here of poetry.
thank you.

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